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Blunt and brief, this book is riveting; I couldn't put it down. It's maddening that humans can treat each other in such a beastly fashion, but I suppose we should be inured to it by now. After all, countries that claim to be civilized still maintain combatant civilians in camps without trial and torture them while thus incarcerated. Few people speak out against it. Nothing has changed.
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NEVER SHALL I FORGET that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed....more
Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.
Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my so
There were many similarities to other accounts I have read, but this one was excellent. I also really liked reading the Nobel acceptance speech at the end of the story. It was very inspiring.
I don’t think anyone can read this book without bawling their eyes out multiple times. Aside from being an incredibly important book, especially right now, it’s written with so much insight and power that no review can really do it justice. A must read for all humans.
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